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CONTENTS ix Abbreviations xi Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 1. The Theological Interpretation of Scripture and the Question of 15 History 51 2. God, Christ, and History in Gregory of Nazianzus 3. The Reshaping of History 79 Jesus Christ and the Baptized Life in Gregory of Nazianzus 4. Distributing the Word 107 Holy Scripture and the Preacher in Gregory of Nazianzus 137 5. From Letter to Spirit 159 6. The Rhetorical Deployment of Scripture in Gregory 7. History, Biblical Narrative, and the Shaping of Identity in Hans 191 Frei 231 8. History and Holy Scripture in Hans Frei 9. Conclusion 273 Divine Eloquence 283 Bibliography 297 Index of Subjects and Names vii ...

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